'Star Trek' Pushed Back to 2009

According to the media reports, the Paramount produced Muppet Babies version of "Star Trek" will now open on May 8, 2009.

According to the industry trade papers, Paramount made the move to maximize the box office potential for "Star Trek," which will now open the week after "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and the week before Sony has scheduled "Angels and Demons."

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto star as Young Captain Kirk and Young Spock, with other key Enterprise casting including Karl Urban as Young Bones, Zoe Saldana as Young Uhura, John Cho as Young Sulu, Simon Pegg as Young Scotty and Anton Yelchin as Young Chekov.

Also moving are the Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder," going from July 11 to Aug. 15. The Renee Zellweger vehicle "Case 39" has gone all the way from Aug. 22 of this year to April 10 of next year. Eddie Murphy's "Nowhereland" will go from Sept. 26 of this year to June 12 of next summer. Finally, Paramount has also set a release date for Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Dennis Lehane's "Shutter Island," now stationed on Oct. 2, 2009.